The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-11
NEW YORK WOMEN WHO SHOOT.
Hunters Among the Fair Sex Who Handle
n Gun a. Well "a Man.

Gun a. Well as a Man.
I'D like you 10 make me first class
shotgun"
The speaker was New York woman OF
fashion and the place was Il down town
gun store. After she had told the pro
prietor that the gun was 10 have y cal
iber barrel. was to be- Of the Greener style
and TO weigh l-2 pounds. and that she
wanted an extra set OF y CALDER rifle
barrels, and had left the store, the pro
pretor said:
THAT order will cost her $3.50. Are
there many lady hunters ! should say
there were. Perhaps you would be sur
prised 10 be told that M least 800 women
OF this city are AT the present time IN the
AdirOndacks with their husbands fathers
and brothers, hunting or fishing; but 1t IS
n fact all the same. DO they shoot big
games Certainly they DO, and good
many more OF this ctys wealthy ladies
than yOu imagine have the record OF
shooting deer Many Of them, too,
shoot with great skin on the wing and
they develop a great fondness for the
sport The way they handle "A rifle or
shotgun when they come in here would
surprise man not used 10 seeing that
sort Of thing. They take up gun and
bring il to the shoulder just as dexterous-
ly as man does They are just as intel
ligent regarding the weapon also, know
ing exactly what length they want and
what bend Of stock "
"Are most Of the lady hunters mar
ried,"
"By no means. While large proper
ton of them are wives Of sportsmen, hay
Ing learned to shoot when with their hus-
bands camping out, there are also many
fine shots among the younger and unmar-
ried portion. Why have some come in
here 20 buy guns who are not over 10 or
II years old, and who are expert shots.
only the other day a very bright and at
tractiye young woman was brought in
here by her father to purchase "a shotgun
She was fine shot and had been accus-
toned TO the use OF firearms since she was
little girl. She was particularly expert
in shooting on the wing, and would bring
down as many birds as a regular sports
man would ordinarily. No, they don't
care for fancy stocks, silver mOuntings or
any fancy fXings. singular as 10 may
seem What they seem 70 want is
plainly finished gun, but one that Is of
first class material and can be depended
upon. Some Of the guns ] have made for
ladies have cost as high as $3.50 each.
"Are the guns for women made differ
emily in any way from those for mem"
Eyes, we always make the stock shorter.
from 70 10 81 Of an inch. the same as for
a boy IL OF f3 years old We sometimes.
al. ganlnfUI|E
for ladies This is q corduroy the jacket
being cut very like that usually wora by
sportsmen and the skirt close fitting. The
cost Of such a suit runs from S2j % $50
Many Of them while hunting wear boots
with broad soles.
How do they stand the fatigueY
Exceedingly well. Yes, | eau give
Won an example which will show you how
brave and enthusiastic they are rs hunt
ers. II was i'm New Brunswick last
month. that Mr. NJ Adams, accompanied
hy his wife. made trip 10 the head
waters of the northwest MramicM Mrs.
adams rode eighteen miles over q por
tage road on blackboard After q
days rest she went mp the river a
distance Of nineteen miles with Der
husband in a canoe. They camped All
night near the foot Of the Bald noun
tains, the lady thus having the honor Of
being the first white woman that ever
visited that wild region They returned
go their first days camp the next day
again in their canoe Throughout the
whole Of the rough passag, Mrs. Adams
pluck and endurance were such that amy
sportsman might have cnvied New
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